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<p>yes, this is true. Some Asians (usually chinese, japanese and koreans) are overrepresented as the usual suspects (HYP, etc.). There are some asians who are underrepresented at elite schools; laotians, vietnamese, etc.</p>
<p>According to the JBHE, of the 178,417 blacks who took the ACT test this year, only two of these students had a perfect score of 36. On the other hand, there were 220 white students who received the top score of 36. </p>
<p>the number of perfect scorers are relatively small (and they are not all posting on CC).</p>
<p>that said, there are a number of reasons that a high scoring student does not necessarily get into an elite school. As others have noted scores, gpa will get you to committee, but it is the soft factors and how you align with the institutional mission (which changes year over year) that helps move your application to either the admit or deny pile.</p>